National Republican., 1887-12-02
WAITING FOR CONGRESS.
The Bull Leaders ApathttIc The MAJ
het Heavy and Weak.

The Bull Leaders ApathttIc The Mar
ket Heavy and weak.
New YORK, Dec. 1.-The stock market
to-day was dull except for few stocks, and
by the operations of the bears and room
tradere, who are again ranged on that side,
wss kept heavy 10 weak for most OF the
day. The principal factor in the decline
was a rumor Of strike on the Reading.
which, being circulated In London, was re-
nected In the early cables, which made an
excuse to open this market down.
The bull leaders were very apathetic, but
there was considerable buying on a scale
down, and It is believed that very little
long stock came upon the market. Most
operators seem to be waiting for develop
ments in which the meeting OF Congress
may have much to do. In the afternoon
the rumors in regard to Reading met with
official denial, and other favorable develop
ments atarted covering movement which
carried some few stocks to the best figures
| OF the day, but the advance eliminated be.
fore the close, though the gains were well
held.
Prices were generally heavy to weak at
the opening, and further losses were sus-
tained in the early trading, after which the
list became very dull, and Manhattan be-
came feature by reason Of It's unusual
strength, but the general list was barely
| steady. After further slight decline in
the afternoon the list rallied, though
| the grapgers for small fractions only, until
| the last hour, when fair progress was made
| in the upward direction, and the clo,e was
| steady to Arm, generally at fractions under
the opening figures.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
| from to 81, last loan at 4, and clos
ing offered at o. Sterling exchange is dull
and steady: =, Actual business at 4sll
for 60'day bills, and 4s4} for demand.
bonds dull and steapy 10 firm. State bonds
very dull and featureless.
Treasury a,ances-Coin, $3.50, ,70i ,229;
currency, $lO,900,2T3
The following were the closing bid quo
tations:
rs, coup. 1885; ~, 1917; pac, es ORES, llei
La cons @ ol%; No ds q 81 iSO;si n sO G. Con-, ON
g. iSo' DO rs Ss yoi ns, DO. 81 .o,aa$ NJ
t52i Cen. rac. ffsts, ii6; Denver @ aud i'SIi sio
do. IS, b7l4: Northern Pac. frsis, ilelaS; do.
| seconds, lOO: Northwestern cons, 1SJ; do.
4, benture, lo7: st. ! and San Fran. ,lllh; s..
Paul con, 124: st. p, G., and Pac. hrsts, us;
southern Pac. Col frsts, llo1s;T r. RIG. 4 o.,
ioi; Adams ESpfess, 10; Alton and and IT, 7. i. j
60; do. pfd., 20; Am. Express,. iosIa; Bos. iAir
Line pid., Vs. Il. G. and K N, 80; Canada
southern, 555s Canton, $50; Cen. Pac 32]I
Ches. aud .o6io, A; Chicago and Alton 1856
do. pld,, l55; z, d. and O., ,i2Il9;. Clcve;
land and Col 52,I Con. Coal, %; Del. aud
22 Eric, 2s5B; 90. pfl. 6al I: Fort Wayne, l5OR
Harl, M, 2l4; Hous. d Tex, 70; III. Ceut. ll5
Kansas & Texas, llIs; Il. I. 4 W., y
Lake Shore, e3ss; Lvl. and Nash, 60
Man. & Con, 100; NJ. and Char, 46
n; & l., ii6; Mich. Cen. S73l; Mo. Pae.
ss1ss; Mob. and o.. 10; Mar. and T., 1877
y, Chat, g.; n. J. Cen, az; Norfolk and
Western pid.. Al; Northern Pac., 22l5; do, pid.
i62s; Northwestern, HOS; do. pid., 1i6; N
Y, Cen, lo7I1; Chicago and St: L., u; do
pfd., co. Ohio and Miss. 24la; do. pfd., IS
Oregon Nav, s7lS Pac. Mail, 3S5z; Pitts
burg, ISL; Reading, 0sll Rich; and Ale, 9
Rich. and W. z. Ter, 2j5Aa Rock Island, Ill
81. Louis and San. Fran, 35: do. pfd.
z; do. first pfd;, 1i2,S; St. Paul 74I4 do; ptd
1l2 st. 7. and o., 3Sj4; do. pfd., l07: Tenn
G. and l., 2sISS; Texas pac., 255s; Union Pac.
5j's; U. x, 6s: Wab. Pac., II; do. pfo., 81
Wells Fargo, l3O; West Union, US: Silvel
Certificates, 9Gl4: Cotton OIL Trust 3O54: Quick
silver: "a; do. pfd.. 800.
| fAsked.
Grain and Provisfons.